marauding

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marauding

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of maraud

adjective more marauding · most marauding

  1. raiding and pillaging a marauding band
  2. of an animal killing in wanton fashion. A marauding stoat entered the rabbit warren and killed fifteen bunnies.
  3. of an animal killing domestic animals. The marauding lion jumped the fence and killed the goat.

noun maraudings

  1. Raiding and pillaging. On the 22d, the corporation of Albany passed a vote of thanks to General Heath, for the alacrity which he had displayed in defending the northern frontiers of the state of New York against the maraudings of the enemy.

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@misc{marauding_2026,
  title = {marauding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marauding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}